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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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